v. t. [ imp. Laded; p. p. Laded, Laden p. pr. & vb. n. Lading. ] [ AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel. hlaða, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhlaþan. Cf. Load, Ladle, Lathe for turning, Last a load. ] 1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object. [ 1913 Webster ]

And they laded their asses with the corn. Gen. xlii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern. [ 1913 Webster ]

And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,
Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Lade, v. t. ] 1. To draw water. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E., a ditch or drain. Cf. Lode, Lead to conduct. ] 1. The mouth of a river. [ Obs. ] Bp. Gibson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who leads a pack horse; a miller's servant. [ Obs. or Local ] [ 1913 Webster ]

p. & a. Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. Is. i. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

A ship laden with gold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]